In Odesa, a rocket attack damaged historical buildings and destroyed museums. PHOTO
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Russia’s rocket attack on Odesa on the night of September 25 damaged a number of cultural heritage sites located near the epicenter of the attack in the city center. And the museums, which were already damaged as a result of the Russian attacks in July this year, added new destruction.
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As reported by the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy, as a result of the latest enemy shelling, people were injured nine objects from the UNESCO protected area:
- Vorontsov Palace (1824−1829)
- Marini House, Ashkinazi (late 19th century)
- House of Serato and Verani (1824−1826)
- The Lerhe profitable house (1823−1826)
- Sontag House (1826−1827, 1850)
- Palace (volume of the front building) (1829−1830)
- Lopukhin Palace, Ralli, London Hotel (1827, 1851, 1898−1899)
- Zolotaryov House, Mass. (1820s, 1872)
| Consequences of the last missile attack on Odessa. Photo: MKIP |
Most of these buildings are located on Primorsky Boulevard, only the Vorontsovsky Palace is located in the alley of the same name. In these historical buildings, the blast wave broke the windows and damaged the facades.
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| Consequences of the last missile attack on Odessa. Photo: MKIP |
As told UP. Culture at the museums closest to the epicenter of the Russian attack, the latest massive shelling added to the damage they recorded after shelling in July.
Acting head of mass department Odessa Literary Museum Kateryna Kolesnikova said that after the rocket attack on September 25, the employees of the institution, together with the municipal commission, recorded new damage: although the broken windows were closed in the museum in July, powerful explosions shattered the windows, and the ceiling in one of the halls caved in.
“The damage is not so significant. On the second floor, in the exhibition halls, several windows were broken, on the first floor, in our offices. In several halls, the plaster fell“, she said.
Also, due to the blast wave, the cracks that the museum building received after the July shelling increased. “The shaking of the building itself was very significant. And those cracks that left during the first attacks, they expanded significantly. This worries us the most“, Kolesnikova added.
She noted that it was only recently that UNESCO representatives documented the July damage: “We don’t even know when they will come to these injuries“.
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| Odesa Literary Museum after the July 20 attack |
IN Odessa Archaeological Museum, who was also injured back in July, said the latest shelling added minor damage. “The lock on the old door turned out. Our windows are closed, so we are a little protected“, – shared acting deputy director for general issues Svitlana Jalun.
She added that experts from Kyiv are currently examining the building of the archaeological museum for damage. “Our building has long been in need of repair. And from all these shocks, the cracks are only growing“, Jalun said.
IN Odessa Art Museum reported that they also suffered new injuries after the attack on the night of September 25. It also knocked out part of the windows, fragments of the ceiling and added cracks in the walls.
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| Damage to the Odesa Art Museum. Photo: Ivan Strakhov |
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| Damage to the Odesa Art Museum. Photo: Ivan Strakhov |
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| Damage to the Odesa Art Museum. Photo: Ivan Strakhov |
The historical center of Odesa was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List at the end of January this year. On April 4, an information board was opened in Odesa about the inclusion of the city center in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
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